Bridle-bit



(No Model.

G. A. DOHERTY.

BRIDLE BIT.-

No. 349,088. Patented Sept. 14, 1886.

Lilhugnphur. Washingtnn, n. c

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrca.

GEORGE ALBERT DOHERTY, OF CRESCENT MILLS, CALIFORNIA.

BRlDLE-BIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,088, dated September 14, 1886.

Application filed June 16, 1886. Serial No. 205,377. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern..-

Be it known that, I, GEORGE ALBERT Do- IIERTY, of Crescent Mills, Plumas county,State of California, have invented an Improvement in Bridle-Bits; and I hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relatrs to the class of bridlebits for horses; and my invention consists in the construction and combination of devices, which I will hereinafter fully describe and claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation of my invention, Figure 1 isaperspective view of my bit. Fig. 2 is a view showing the separation of its several parts.

A is any suitable bridle-bit, or as much of it as is necessary to illustrate for the purpose of understanding my invention.

B is the mouth-piece of the bit, which may be of any suitable construction, here shown as a two-part piece, united by intervening links.

0 are the rein-rings, which engage holes in the end pieces of the mouth-piece, and D are the guards secured to said. rings.

E is the rubber sheath or piece, which is fitted upon the mouth-piece B of the bit. It is of a tubular character, such as can always be obtained. It will be observed that when the rings 0 are in place the rubber sheath is fixed in its position and cannot be removed. In order to remove it, or to originally place it, I make one of the rein-rings removable. This may be done by making one of the end pieces (here designated as b) of the mouth-piece in two longitudinal sections, which are hinged together at a point, b,where the loop is formed. for the engagement of the connecting-links. The two sections of this piece are each provided with a semicircular socket, b", which, when the sections come together, form the complete aperture for inclosing the ring 0. The outer end of the piece b is turned down and externally threaded, whereby a nut, b, may be seated thereon to hold the two parts of the piece B together. In the firstinstance, when the rubber sheath or piece is to be placed upon the mouth-piece of the bit, the nut b is removed from its seat on the outer end of the two parts of the end piece, I), of the mouth-- piece, whereby said parts may be separated by moving on their pivotal connection. By the separation of these two parts the rein-ring O, which was engaged by them, can be removed. They are then closed together, and the rubber sheath or piece is fitted upon the mouth-piece. Asit is intended to fit snugly, it may be necessary to pull the mouthpiece through the rubber sheath by means of any suitable string or thong secured to the end of the piece 1), whereby a pulling strain or force may be effected. fitted to its place upon the mouth-piece, and the end piece, 1), thereof projects somewhat from the end of the rubber sheath, the two parts of said end piece are separated suffrciently to receive the ring 0, and then the nut b is fitted on the end of said piece, whereby the two sections are held together. To remove the rubber sheath the operation described is reversed. The other end piece of the mouthpiece may have a permanent nut fixed upon it, for the sake of corresponding with the removable nut. By this construction the rubber piece may, when worn, be readily removed, and a fresh piece substituted at but small cost.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bridle-bit, the mouth-piece B, having one of its ends split into longitudinal sections, hinged together, and provided with a. two-part socket, forming,when the sections of the split end are closed, a complete hole or aperture, and the removable rein-ring fitting in said hole, in combination with the tubular rubber piece or sheath E, fitted on the mouthpiece, substantially as herein described.

2. In a bridle-bit, the "mouth-piece B, hav: ing its end 1), consisting of hinged separable sections, which, when fitted together, engage the rein-ring of the bit and when separated allow its removal, in combination with the removable rubber piece or sheath E, fitted upon said mouth-piece and held in position by the ring, and the removable nut b, forholding the two sections of the end I) together and fitting the ring in place, substantially as herein described.

8. In a bridlebit, the mouth-piece B, hav- After the rubber sheath has been ICO ing one end, 12, consisting of two longitudinal and the nut I)" on the end i), substantially as IO sections hinged together at their inner ends herein described. and having their outer ends threaded, and the In witness whereof I have hereunto set my rings 0, engaging holes or apertures in the hand.

5 ends of the month-piece, one of said rings be i 1 JF T F 3 7 F m 7 ing removable by the separation of the sec- (TLORG J A OHHLH' tlons of the end I), in combination with the rei \Vitnesses: movable rubber piece or sheath E on the Josuii STAR CARTER, mouth-piece and held in position by the rings (hnumas GnnoouY RODGERS. 

